Q: Is 2,371,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,371,116 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,371,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 23 33 44 46 66 69 71 92 121 132 138 142 213 242 253 276 284 363 426 484 506 726 759 781 852 1,012 1,452 1,518 1,562 1,633 2,343 2,783 3,036 3,124 3,266 4,686 4,899 5,566 6,532 8,349 8,591 9,372 9,798 11,132 16,698 17,182 17,963 19,596 25,773 33,396 34,364 35,926 51,546 53,889 71,852 103,092 107,778 197,593 215,556 395,186 592,779 790,372 1,185,558 and 2,371,116, with no remainder.

Since 2,371,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,371,116, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).